would guess them to be‚ maybe they were just lucky‚ or maybe it was the many impressive accomplishments throughout their stages of development that aided in there survival. Though the five beings (Australopithecines‚ Homo habilis‚ Homo erectus‚ Neanderthal‚ and Cro-Magnon) were different from each other‚ they each had there place in the continuously progressive development of there kind. Each new achievement seeming to build onto the last. Three major achievements‚ the invention of tools‚ the ability
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Australopithecine skeleton was named Lucy and found in Afar‚ Ethiopia. There are three humanlike species that arose during the prehistoric time. They are collectively called as Homos. a.) Homo habilis b.) Homo erectus c.) Homo sapiens a. Neanderthals b. Cro-magnons To begin with‚ Homo habilis are also known as “man of skills”. They lived during the first quarter of the Paleolithic age. Homo habilis came from Africa‚ they first lived there. Homo habilis have large brains which indicates
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Archaeologist: a specialist in archaeology‚ the scientific study of prehistoric people and their culture by analysis of their people. Artifact: any object made by human beings especially with a view to subsequent use. Australopithecine: a member of the extinct genus Australopithecus Bison: a North American‚ ox like ruminant‚ Bison bison‚ having a large head and high‚ humped shoulders. Cave art: paintings and engravings on the walls of caves and rock shelters. Cro-Magnon: an upper
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Early civilizations Prehistory: The period of time before written records Neanderthal: A group of early people who were classified as Homo Sapiens (wise human being) Their remains are between 100‚000 and 30‚000 years ago They were the first people to burry their dead Homo sapien sapien The group of people that replace Neanderthal‚ includes us Begin to spread out and populated the earth Paleolithic “ old stone” Age 2.5 million to 10 thousand B.C Sometimes called the old stone age People
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2‚ The University of Chicago Press. • Leonardo Da Vinci: http://cgfa.sunsite.dk/vinci/vinci_bio.htm (19 December 2007) • Renaissance: http://www.mrdowling.com/704renaissance.html (19 December 2007) • Weiss‚ Rick‚ “New Technology is Revealing Neanderthal DNA”‚ Kerry Fox November 16‚ 2006‚ http://kerryfoxlive.com/wordpress/?p=4964 (21 September 2007)
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Human evolution is the biological and cultural development of humans. A human is any member of the species Homo sapiens‚ meaning "wise man." Since at least the Upper Paleolithic era‚ some 40‚000 years ago‚ every human society has devised a creation myth to explain how humans came to be. Creation myths are based on cultural beliefs that have been adopted as a legitimate explanation by a society as to where we came from. The science of paleoanthropology‚ which also tries to create a narrative about
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example‚ about Archeologist’s believe Neanderthals held a funeral for a man‚ that was located in the Shanidar Cave‚ Iraq. Archaeologists discovered that the Neanderthal’s family covered his body with flowers during the funeral‚ which points to the theory of the afterlife. As Richard E. Leakey states‚ “The Shanidar events… speak clearly of a deep feeling for the spiritual quality of life. A concern for the fate of the human soul… was evidently a theme of Neanderthal society too.” 1. During the Paleolithic
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The Evolution of man Describe the evolution of man Georgina Taylor 10/10/2012 Word count: 1141 The Evolution of Man The greatest mysteries of science‚ a subject which intrigues us all is how exactly the human species evolved. Evolution is the sequential process of change over periods of time which shape and establish the formation of modern man. Evolution is a term derived from the Latin word
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universal themes of what it means to be civilized in the eyes of ones culture. This is not accomplished with words. The plot and the primal reactions to events in the story convey the norms of the people. For example‚ there is a scene in which a Neanderthal by the name of Mal has been slain and the other members of his group are coming to terms with his passing with this simple utterance‚ "Oa has taken Mal into her belly." (Golding 91) The creatures display a sense of spirituality with their deity
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World History Midterm Exam Review ****You will also be given a series of maps‚ charts‚ graphs‚ etc) Terms/names bronze Neolithic Revolution civilization Homo erectus Catal Huyuk culture Neanderthal cuneiform Ur trade Fertile Crescent pharaoh Polytheism Shang Hammurabi loess Indus Valley dynasty Hieroglyphics pictographs the Royal Road Hyksos Babylon Legalism Confucianism Great Wall of China Kush Assyria Meroe Persia Demosthenes Dorians Mycenaeans Rhodes phalanx Peloponnesian
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